The Forrest City times., 1887-10-15
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS

. caught with hook or net spoil within few b ours after being taken from the water. Some of our medical men should investigate this, and if the facts are as represented the sale Of fish taken from the river should be prohibited by the authorities.-Pine Bluf Press Eagle.
 The attractions of the Sarcoxie fair this year will consist partly of novelty races, trotting and pacing, balloon ascension, hurdle races, bicycle, sack and mule races. There will be large herds of thoroughbred cattle and fine horses to be offered each day at public sale. The breeds consist Of shorthorns, herefords. Galloways, Rolled Angus, Holsteins and Jerseys. besides lot of high grades, also Clydesdales, Normans, and all purpose and driving horses, broke and unbroke; also large lot of Poland China hogs and some other breeds. The poultry show will be the best ever shown In the state: a large number of fowls will be offered for sale.
 Some time last June Oscar Jef'ries, fine looking eolored man from Oswego. N. r., went to Brownstown, Sevier county, Ark. to take charge of a col- ored academy there. After his arrival he paid considerable attention to Miss Ina ". Jones, daughter of one of the largest plantation owners in the coun- ties. Miss Jones is white girl. His attentions were looked upon with favor by Miss Jones, who, despite the en- treaties and threats of her parents, per sisted in her course. Last week she announced 10 her friends that she was to marry Jefiries on Sunday. This coming to tine ears of her parents, and finding that words had no effect, they locked the girl in her chamber on Sat urday night. Despite these preeau- tions, Jcffries got ladder and entered the room where Miss Jones was sleep- ing. He aroused her and they left for an adjoining hamlet. where they were married early the next morning. Learning of this move, the father of the girl hastily called the men on the plan tatlon together and followed. The pair were overtaken and Jefiries riddled with bullets, over thirty balls lodging in his body. The girl was taken home. She says she is glad Jeffries was killed, as she was infatuated with hlm, and only awoke to her condition when she found she had actually married a black man.
 Gov. Hughes commuted tho life sen- tence of Andrew Fry to Imprisonment in the penitentiary for twenty -one years, Monday. Fry was sentenced to hang at Augusta, Woodruff county, October 2l, for the murder of Mat Clayton in that county. Clayton had threatened Fry's life, and Fry hearing of it armed himself, hunted Clayton up and killed him. The Judge, jury and members of the bar who heard the trial recommended the communication.
 Tuesday evening Rev. Harry Miller, colored, prominent missionary Bap- list preacher of Conway county, was attacked and assaulted by Grant Cham bers, colored. The Rev. Miller was on his way to church when Chambers stepped from behind tree and struck Miller several hard blows with a club. Chambers was arrested and put Tn jail. It is probable that Miller will die. The negroes are excited over the affair.
 Monday night, about Q o'clock, two cowboys named Anderson and Bull went down to South Helena saloon where a negro dance was in session, and soon after their arrival manifested disposition to wipe out the dancers, saloon and all. A negro policeman named John Jones was called in to sub due the cowboys, and attempted to do so by unarming one of them, who was knocked down while resisting the officer. He called on his comrade to cut loose at the "d-d nigger." He did so by firing a shot at the policeman's head. His shot, however, did not take effect. The policeman, immediately after the shot, took shelter under plank walk, where he was set upon by both of the men, who fired at him whenever his head appeared above the walk. The policeman fired shots at his assailants, bu. was too much frightened 10 be steady in his aim. No one was hurt, notwithstanding there were many persons present and ten shots fired. The same parties cleaned out court in Brinkley some time ago, while being tried for similar ofiense.
 News reached Fort Smith that Hon. Wm. Mckinney, trustee of the public schools of the Second Judicial district of the Choetaw Nation, was robbed ol Sl02S of money belonging to the schools few days since, near Sulphur Springs. Nashaba county He was travelling alone, having the money on his person. when two white men met him and. presenting their Winchesters, made him give up what he had, kindly tell ing hIm the next time he made draw they would divide up with him equally. There is no elew to the robbers.
 A survey of the Swan Lake, Pine Bluff and Monroe road is being made. This line will run from Pine Bluff to Monroe, La., and probably to New Orleans via Montecello and Hamburg. a distance of l30 miles. It will open up ricA timber and cotton country. Philadelphia and Michigan capitalists are interested in this enterprise. The road will be constructed inside of twelve months.
 John Ingram, colored, while asleep on portico in the rear of Main street saloon in Little Rock Tuesday night, fell off and broke his neck, dying in- stantly. A coroner's jury rendered verdict in accordance with the above facts.